Garment-former.



l. 0. VON STETTEN.

GARMENT FORMER.

APPLICATION FlLED MAY 6| 1915.

Patened Mar. 7, 1916.

.n im ya NJ /m 0 W Mw J JULIUS O. VON STETTEN. 0F ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

GARMENT-FORMER.

Application filed May 6, 1915.

To all wwm t may concern.'

4Be it known that I, JULiUs (')rr'ro Vox STETTEN, a citizen of,Austria, and resident of St. Louis, Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Garment- Formers, of which the following is a specilication containing a full, clear, and exact description, `reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings7 forming a part thereof. l i

The objects of my invention 'are to construct a garment former which when used for `laundry purposes will dry and iron the hose,lgloves, mitts and caps or hats in one operation by simply slipping the commodity over a foi-1n of proper shape and when used for knitting mill purposes may be used as a1 form for the manufacture .of the commodity as well as an ironer.

The conventional method of ironing and drying hose, for example necessitates several operations which require great labor and time. With the use of my devices, the operation of drying and ironing is practically instantaneous. As the forms must lit the commodity, my devices arey arranged so that by displacing one part all the remainder may be used with all the varying sizes.

Simplicity, low costV of operation,` labor saving and speed 1n operation are among ymy prii'icipal objects.

'With the above and other objects in view, my invention has relation to certain novel .features of construction and operation,

examples of which are described in the following specification and illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which:

Figure l is an elevation, partly in section, of a device embodying my improvements. Fig. 2 is a detail sectional'elevation taken through the toe of thel device. Fig. 3 is an elevation showing my invention in the form of a. glove ironer or Shaper. Fig. 4 it an elevation of a mitten ironer and Shaper made in accordance with my invention. Fig. 5 is an elevation of a hat machine made in accordance with my invention. t

The principle of operation is the same in all the forms. fore be limited to that of Figs. l, Q, only the specific differences between Figs. 3, l and 5 and Figs. l and 2 being shown.

l designates the top of a steam table, 2 a source of steam supply, 2 a steam exhaust and 3 the hollow Specification of Letters Patent.

v2 (about 50 pounds My description will4 threbody or stand of the de? vice, which terminates at its lower extremv Patented Mar. 7, 1916. Serial No. 26,399.

' `ity in lthe flange 4, having bolt holes 5 therein, and is secured to the steam table l by means ofthe cap screw 6 which passes through the bolt hole 5 and into the steam table 1. The upper end minates in a hollow casting having approximately the shape of a human foot of which 7` designates the heel and 8 the toe portion, and 9 a longitudinal partition extending through the cap 13. The hollow stand heel and toe portion of the hollow foot can all be made integral (only the stand and heel portion aie shown integral in the figure) without departing from the spirit of in v invention. W'hen so made. the operation of vmy device is as follows: The steam is admitted through a source of steam supply pressure is most eHicient) and permitted to ll the inside of the partition 10; pass into the hollow toe portion 8, then back into the compartment ll into the exhaust 2 of the device causing its external contour to be evenly heated. W'hen in this condition, the wet hose that aie to be dried and ironed are taken from a mangle or other machine in a wet state and slipped over the form. In an instant lthe sock or stocking will b e dried and ironed, swhen by a pull on the toe, it can be easily removed. From the cross-section Fig. 2, it will be discerned that the shape of the foot is-elliptical rather than having the exact contour of the human foot. There is no particular utility resident in the shape of cross-section shown, except possibly a facility in manufacture. The cross-section of the stand 3 is' y similar to vthat showny in Fig. 2.

By this means a very efficient swift and inexpensive hose ironer is obtained. rlhe partition 9 and exhaust 2 are necessary in order to have the steam circulate, to prevent the formation of an air pocket in thetoe portion thereby preventing the toe portion from becoming heated. The difference in foot sizes of various hose, makes a large number oi these ironers necessary. lt is to cbviate this that I have designed my ironer as shown in Fig. l. It is a noteworthy fact that within reasonable limits the variation ot foot sizes of hose fol` the human foot do s' not vtake place in either the heel or toe, but. in the length along the region designated 9 on Fig. l. Relying on this fact I have made toes on my device interchangeable and or' different lengths, and secured to the heelY portion by means of the device shown.

of the device ter# 10 is a; partition in the heel portion having a circular threaded'hole 11 in its center. The diameter of this-hole must be slightly less than the minor diameter of the ellip- 5 tical cross-section of lthe foot, but not so small as to materially restrict the vsteam in its travel through the hole.

12 is apartition in the toe 8 having a hollowl external threaded cap 18 firmly secured lo: at its center:

Cap 13 is equal to the'dianieter of tliil;l hole 11, so that cap 13 and toe 8 may be screwed into'tlie hole 11 and hence onto the heel 7 By the proper design of cap, hole and 15 threads, toe 8 may be screwed tight so that `Lpartitions 10 and l2 will be adjacent each ,other. By this means any length of' toe piece can` be used,` a tight seam joint be-y tween the heel -and toe. is obtained as well '2*0 as yan absolute continuity of the external sur- `faces of .the heell and toe when-the toe is screwed tight All these conditions ,mustJ .be fulfilled .in order to make this inter changeable device operative.

.25 Fig. 3 represents a hollow casting, having the shape of the human hand, the use f which is similar to that of the .hose ironed;

, ...the fingers 14 are interchangeable for difl'erent lengths, as is the toe S in the hose ironer.

30 Figi l'represents a hollow casting having Vthe lshape of a mitten used for the human Copies of this patent may b'e obtaine-for The external diameter of the hand, the use of which is similar to that of the hose ironer; the thumb and upper portion being interchangeable for different 8 in the hose ironer. a hollow castinghaving lengths as is the toe Fig. 5 represents4 changeable for different heights.

I do not wish to be limited Jro-these forms. These devices can be used for fornis in knitting mills as well as for ironers in laundries,

in fact that'` is the biggest field for their use.

That I claim is;

In a device ofthe classdescribed, a hollow' form havinga partition therein, a removable element, forming a continuation of said hollow form, an element forming a connection between said removable element and r the hollow form, a partition in said connection forming element, and means whereby the hollow form may be connected withasource of heating medium. In testimony whereof', I

have signed my name to this specification, in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

Witnesses: l L

' H. It. AMELING,-

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Washington. D. C.

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